Police probing Sarah Everard’s murder seal off recycling bins in Sandwich town centre in Kent

March 3: Sarah disappeared after leaving friend’s home Clapham around 9pm. She leaves out of her friend’s back gate and speaks to her boyfriend on the phone for 15 minutes.   March 5: Sarah’s family share missing posters of her after they become increasingly concerned that she is still not home, spreading the word online with … Read more

Tesco begins roll out of ‘soft plastic’ recycling points for bread bags and pet food pouches

Tesco has started rolling out ‘soft plastic’ recycling points for old packaging such as bread bags, pet food pouches and crisp packets. The retailer said it had started putting the recycling points into 171 stores in the south-west of England and Wales with plans to roll out to all large branches nationwide, following a successful … Read more

How a third of our recycling is sent straight to the incinerator: Councils are ‘highly incentivised’

How a third of our recycling is sent straight to the incinerator: Councils are ‘highly incentivised’ to send waste to rubbish-burning power plants More than third of recycling is burned rather than reused despite complex rules In Southend-on-Sea in Essex, 45 per cent of recycling is sent to an incinerator  Councils are ‘highly incentivised’ to … Read more

Old mobile phones could be collected as part of your recycling

Old mobile phones and other electronic devices could be collected as part of your recycling under new Government plan The Government is considering introducing collections for electronic waste   Old mobile phones could be left on the kerbside under the new plans  MPs have previously urged that online retailers should be made responsible for helping to … Read more

Man loses his wedding ring at Tyneside recycling centre

A husband who lost his wedding ring during a Valentine’s Day trip to the tip has spoken of his joy after staff miraculously found it. James Ross, 38, was dropping off cardboard at the Household Waste Recycling Centre in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, on Sunday morning. While he was unloading the rubbish he felt the … Read more

Recycling worker wins unfair dismissal case after being sacked for failing a drugs test

Recycling worker wins unfair dismissal case after being sacked for failing a drugs test while taking cannabis for his bad back Recycling worker Carl Pamment wins unfair dismissal case against employer Pamment had been taking cannabis to help deal with his severe back pain Renewi UK Services fired him claiming he posed safety risk ‘under … Read more

Helena Bonham Carter cuts a casual figure as she drops off items at a recycling centre 

Helena Bonham Carter, 54, opts for a black padded jacket and a kooky navy skirt as she heads out in her slippers to drop off her recycling By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 17:54 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 18:12 GMT, 29 December 2020 She is a successful actress with a career spanning more … Read more

Fury as fly tippers dump mountains of Christmas rubbish and recycling outside UK supermarkets

Fury as fly tippers dump mountains of Christmas rubbish and recycling outside UK supermarkets People in Sheffield rushed to get rid of their festive waste, angering local people  Asda stores in Chapeltown, Handsworth and Parsons Cross had piles of bags  Residents have branded the dumped waste mounds as ‘disgusting’ and ‘selfish’  By Amelia Wynne For … Read more

Britons are baffled by these nine common recycling symbols found on supermarket items

Over 60% of Britons are baffled by these nine common recycling symbols found on supermarket items – so how many do YOU know? Survey found 61 per cent of Britons do not understand basic recycling symbols Even 25 per cent of people did not know the ‘Tidy Man’ figure putting litter in bin Most were … Read more

Recycling test questions how well you know your mobius loop from your compostables

 1. MOBIUS LOOP – 78% recognise This symbol indicates a product is capable of being recycled. When a percentage is found in the middle, this explains how much of the product is made with recyclable materials.  2. TIDYMAN – 76% recognise Tidyman originates from a ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaign which began in 1960 and simply … Read more